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Developers Working to Overcome AJAX Accessibility Issues

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1987300,00.asp

Despite providing slick advantages over standard Web application techniques, AJAX presents accessibility issues for some users. Developers, however, are working to address the problem. Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, or AJAX, involves a set of Web technologies that are combined to enable dynamic client/server interactions in Web applications without requiring pages to reload or refresh. But those same advantages can present problems because while a Web page is not required to reload to change, many screen readers or other assistive technologies used by sight-impaired or otherwise disabled users may not be aware of the dynamic changes that occur via AJAX-based technology.
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Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization

http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/

Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization, S.L. Henry, ed. World Wide Web Consortium (MIT, ERCIM, Keio), August 2005.
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Checky Plug-in for Mozilla based Browser

http://checky.mozdev.org/

The Checky Plug-in for Mozilla based Browser is an simple interface for web content and resource developers to free and commercial online validaton and analysis services. Checky adds a submenu to Mozilla's context menu that allows you to run whatever page you're on through one of (currently) 25 different online validaton and analysis services. Checky-Agent can be activated from the Checky menu or by simply pressing the F12 key. So, for example, you could run your page against the W3C's markup and CSS validators, the Web Design Group's HTML Validator, and Watchfire's Bobby with a single keystroke and display the results in a new browser window or tab. Validate and analyse local files with Checky Upload.
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Accessible By Design

http://www.digital-web.com/features/feature_2002-04.shtml

Anitra Pavka of Digital Web Magazine offers some good advice for designers.
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WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind

http://www.webaim.org/

The Web Accessibility "How-To" Site, focusing on improving accessibility to online learning opportunities for all people.
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Why 'Bobby Approved' is not Enough : evolt.org, IA/Usability

http://www.evolt.org/article/Why_Bobby_Approved_is_not_Enough/4090/9278/index.html

Bobby is a very useful tool but it is all too often misunderstood. Many organisations however, falsely believe that simply passing the Bobby test will satisfy their accessibility obligations. For them, the measure of accessibility is whether or not their pages can attain the Bobby Approved icon.
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Usable?...Or Not?...Factors Affecting the Usability of Web Sites

http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1999/jan/rakros.html

Rakhi Rajani and Dr. Duska Rosenberg discuss the concept of usability in Web sites based on a study carried out at the Centre for Information Environments Research at Brunel University in London, England.
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Web Usability and Technology

http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1999/jan/murphy.html

Arthur R. Murphy discusses various Web design features and how they impact usability for the disabled. He describes how universal access requires one of two approaches: fully accessible structure and format or a graphical site with an alternate set of text only pages.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT

W3C Recommendation 5-May-1999. These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities and/or atypical user environments.
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New federal regulations -- a brief history

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2243374,00.html

The U.S. Access Board, the federal agency set up to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act after it was passed in 1990, is now at work on a set of standards for access for the disabled on government and government-affiliated Web sites. News article from ZDNet.
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Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508law.html

Enacted by the US Congress in August 1998, Section 508 obliges government agencies to make their websites accesible.
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W3Cs Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

http://www.w3.org/WAI/

The W3C's commitment to lead the Web to its full potential includes promoting a high degree of usability for people with disabilities. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), in coordination with organizations around the world, is pursuing accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, research and development.
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